2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 87.82 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 4 | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 258 | 1 | 3 | 102.43 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Utah State | 5 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 126.53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | UNLV | 3 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 127.57 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 9 | 54 | 32 | 59.3 | 415 | 3 | 1 | 138.44 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 10 | 58 | 34 | 58.6 | 472 | 3 | 1 | 140.60 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | Air Force | 6 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 145.52 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 2 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 147.73 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 5 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 286 | 2 | 0 | 162.08 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 7 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 278 | 3 | 1 | 175.91 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | Nevada | 6 | 44 | 30 | 68.2 | 444 | 4 | 0 | 182.94 | 63 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 186.10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||